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Student Technical Assistant - Sensory Lab

Oregon State University

Oregon State University

IT
Corvallis, OR, USA
USD 14.7-21 / hour
Posted on Apr 1, 2025
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Position Information
Job Title Student Technical Assistant - Sensory Lab
Appointment Type Student Employee
Job Location Corvallis
Position Appointment Percent 100
Appointment Basis 12
Pay Method Hourly
Pay Period 16th - 15th of the following month
Pay Date Last working day of the month
Remote or Hybrid option?
Min Hourly Rate $14.70 (Standard); $13.70 (Non-Urban); $15.95 (Portland Metro)
Max Hourly Rate $21.00 (Standard); $20.50 (Non-Urban); $21.50 (Portland Metro)
Position Summary
This recruitment will be used to fill up to five part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Student Technical Research Assistant positions in the Sensory Science Lab in the Department of Food Science and Technology (FST) at Oregon State University (OSU).
Work will be composed of assisting the consumer studies and/or assisting undergraduate level basic research (human psychophysics lab).
Position Duties
90% of the candidate’s responsibilities will be to assist with operations in the consumer testing lab and/or in the human psychophysics lab.
10% of the candidate’s responsibilities will include some laboratory organization/design, where needed, in order to increase the laboratory’s efficiency and professional appearance.
Duties will include:
  • helping set-up and run consumer studies (scheduling panelists, preparing food samples, serving samples during testing days, general cleaning)
  • basic graphing
  • data analysis
Duties in the psychophysics lab may include:
  • assisting with writing a study protocol(s)
  • preparation of samples
  • collecting data
  • analyzing data
  • making basic graphs
  • cleaning lab glassware and testing equipment
  • other duties assigned as needed
Minimum Qualifications
Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: http://fa.oregonstate.edu/stu-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

  • Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
  • Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
  • Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
    • High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
    • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
    • Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
    • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
    • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered “full-time” by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.
Additional Required Qualifications
  • Strong interest in Sensory Science and willing to learn and develop relevant skills
  • Must be proficient with Microsoft Office
  • Must be comfortable working with computers and technology in general
  • Must possess good interpersonal skills
  • The candidate must be able to communicate effectively in both written and oral English
Preferred (Special) Qualifications
  • Be an active student in the Food Science and Technology (FST) or related (e.g., nutrition, chemistry) programs at Oregon State University
  • Available in the summer
  • OLCC Server’s License
  • Work study eligible preferred (listed on financial aid award letter)
  • Demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity
Working Conditions / Work Schedule
  • Anticipated 10 hours per week
  • May include evening and weekend hours
  • May require walking, standing, bending and stooping for extended periods
  • May require maneuvering and transporting heavy objects (Up to 40 lbs)
  • May require working with or around food products (including common allergens), concentrated flavors, and odorants.
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